6-5 Loss To Marlins Costs Yanks Rubber Game, Joe G Wants Do-Over

INSIDER: The Yankees dropped another series, losing 6-5 to the Marlins in tonight's rubber game. It was the Yanks second straight series loss, and third out of their last four. ... The Yankees have now lost 8 of their last 12 and 4 of 6 to the Marlins and Nationals. With Boston's win today they are now four games out of first.

ON THE MOUND:

CC Sabathia allowed back-to-back hits and a run to start off the game, and was gone after allowing another double in the second because he has "tightness" in his left bicep. After the game he told reporters that Dr. Dan Kanell checked him out and told him he had biceps tendinitis. He's listed as day-to-day and there are no test planned. He also said he will make his next start on Friday.

Alfredo Aceves took over for CC with one on and one out in the second and pitched very well in relief. In 2.2 scoreless, he allowed just one hit and striking out two. Aceves was out of the game after throwing just 43 pitches, and the Yankees have an off day tomorrow. He probably should have gone another inning. For a starter, another inning wouldn't hurt.

Brett Tomko replaced Aceves in the fourth. After pitching a quick 1-2-3 fourth, allowed the Marlins to tie the game on a Hanley Ramirez two-run homer in the fifth. In the sixth Tomko would allow another bomb, this time off the bat of Cody Ross to give the Marlins a 4-3 lead. In two innings he allowed three runs on three hits.

Phil Coke allowed a hit to the left-handed Chris Coghlan. He would eventually come around to score on a Jorge Cantu two-out RBI single off David Robertson, who also had a rough night. Two runs would score on the play on a throwing error by Melky Cabrera.

THE OFFENSE:

The Yankees offense gave Aceves a 3-1 lead with three runs in the top of the third. With nobody on Derek Jeter got on with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch. Nick Swisher walked to put two on with two out. Mark Teixeira then lined bounced an RBI double over the drawn in infield and down the right field line. Alex Rodriguez followed with a two-run single breaking and 0-for-16 slide, and the Yanks had a two-run lead.

In the 9th, Jorge Posada singled and Melky Cabrera singled to put two on and two out with Brett Gardner representing the tying run. Brett Gardner then lined a two-run triple deep into the gap in right-center to get the Marlin lead to 6-5. Johnny Damon then pinch-hit and worked a walk to put runners on the corners. Jeter was up and weakly grounded into a force to end the game.

Regarding the do-over from MLB.com:

The Yankees have protested the game due to confusion created by a Marlins’ double-switch in the top of the eighth inning.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Marlins pinch-hit outfielder Alejandro De Aza for pitcher Renyel Pinto, who was batting ninth. When the inning ended, Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez made a double-switch. Reliever Leo Nunez entered the game, and Chris Coghlan remained in left field.

Nunez threw one pitch to Derek Jeter, a called strike. At that point, Yankees manager Joe Girardi brought to the attention of home plate umpire Tim Timmons that Coghlan was supposed to be out of the game, with De Aza in left field.

For more than five minutes play was delayed, eventually with Coghlan leaving the field. De Aza headed to left field, only to be replaced by Jeremy Hermida.

After more discussion, it was determined that both Coghlan and De Aza were no longer available. So the mistake cost the Marlins two players, with Hermida remaining in the game and slotted ninth. Nunez was placed in the leadoff spot.

Crew chief Jeff Kellogg told MLB.com after the game that the umpires are filing an incident report to Major League Baseball. He didn’t elaborate on anything specific.

“We’re going to file an incident report, and all that,” Kellogg said. “The protest is over the pitcher should have been removed from the game, or the pitch should not have counted. That’s the protest. Either or. One or the other should have happened.

“It goes to the league, and they will review everything. They will make a determination after that.”

What the Yankees are hoping is the game is resumed from the top of the eighth inning, no outs, with the Marlins ahead, 6-3.

When Girardi was asked if he hoped the Yankees would return to Miami to resume the game in the eighth inning, he responded: “I do.”

We'll have to see. Hopefully they can make it happen.

THE BOX SCORE:


AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 Swisher, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .245 Teixeira, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .213 Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Posada, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 Cabrera, M, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 Gardner, CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .284 Sabathia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aceves, A, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Tomko, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Matsui, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Coke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robertson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Damon, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 1-Pena, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 35 5 8 5 2 5 6

a-Grounded out for Tomko in the 7th. b-Walked for Robertson in the 9th.
1-Ran for Damon in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Swisher (17, Volstad), Teixeira (19, Volstad).
3B: Gardner (3, Lindstrom).
TB: Jeter; Swisher 2; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A; Posada; Cabrera, M; Gardner 4.
RBI: Teixeira (56), Rodriguez, A 2 (28), Gardner 2 (11).
2-out RBI: Teixeira; Rodriguez, A 2; Gardner 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Jeter.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jeter (14, 3rd base off Volstad/Paulino).

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, M (2, throw).


IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sabathia 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.71 Aceves, A 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.32 Tomko (L, 0-2) 2.0 3 3 3 0 3 2 6.28 Coke 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.64 Robertson 1.2 1 1 0 1 4 0 1.84
MARLINS STATS
PLAYER OF THE GAME:

Chris Coghlan (3-for-4, 2B, 3 R)

UP NEXT:

Off day.